{"id":3591,"date":"2022-03-14T11:31:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T14:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agewell-nih-appta.ca\/2022\/03\/14\/spread-and-scale-of-a-polypharmacy-app-to-improve-health-outcomes-of-older-adults-living-in-new-brunswick-nursing-homes\/"},"modified":"2022-03-14T11:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T14:33:00","slug":"spread-and-scale-of-a-polypharmacy-app-to-improve-health-outcomes-of-older-adults-living-in-new-brunswick-nursing-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agewell-nih-appta.ca\/fr\/2022\/03\/14\/spread-and-scale-of-a-polypharmacy-app-to-improve-health-outcomes-of-older-adults-living-in-new-brunswick-nursing-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Spread and Scale of a Polypharmacy App to Improve Health Outcomes of Older Adults Living in New Brunswick Nursing Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22399337\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Introduction: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jenna welcomes the team working on a deprescribing pilot project to the show. The project\u2019s Research Coordinators Cody Davenport and Marc-\u00c9ric Nadeau accompany Justine Henry \u2014 executive director at CIRA \u2014 as well as project lead Dr. Emily MacDonald from McGill University in a discussion on the impacts of polypharmacy and the benefits of deprescription in older adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re all aging, and everyone\u2019s talking about it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[:40] Jenna welcomes today\u2019s guests and starts off the conversation with Justine Henry on an overview of who CIRA is and what they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[3:07] Dr. MacDonald breaks down what Polypharmacy is and how it has evolved in the past decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[4:13] Cody talks about the MedReviewer app and how it works in conjunction with MedSafer in order to begin decreasing potentially inappropriate or damaging prescriptions for older adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[7:15] This web app is designed to be used by healthcare professionals, doctors, pharmacists, etc. Marc-\u00c9ric explains the training required to use the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[10:00] Dr. MacDonald touches on the potential harms of taking a lot of different medications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[12:54] Dr. MacDonald talks about how MedReviewer addresses the issues that previous approaches for addressing polypharmacy left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[14:41] Cody and Marc-\u00c9ric share what community partners have gotten involved as well as the ones that partnered to develop the app itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[16:00] Patient safety in general as well as for deprescription is a primary concern; Dr. MacDonald speaks to the importance of assessment and how the app addresses this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[18:24] The future of MedReviewer and the team\u2019s hope for polypharmacy. Justine Henry shares plans for the future of the pilot project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[21:14] Jenna thanks the team for coming on the podcast. Until next time, subscribe, rate, and share!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoyed today\u2019s episode, make sure to subscribe, rate us, and visit our website at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/agewell-nih-appta.ca\/fr\/mileage-podcast-fr\/\">agewell-nih-appta.ca\/mileage-podcast<\/a>&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mentioned in this episode<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/agewell-nih-appta.ca\/fr\/mileage-podcast-fr\/\"><strong>The<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><em>MileAGE Podcast<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gnb.ca\/content\/gnb\/en\/departments\/social_development\/seniors\/content\/healthy_seniors.html\">Healthy Seniors Pilot Project Program<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/agingresearch.ca\/\">CIRA Center for Innovation and Research in Aging<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlt.ca\/\">Missing Link Technologies<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/nbcc.ca\/\">New Brunswick Community College<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.risingms.com\/services\/provider-solutions\/\">Rising Health Network<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/muhc.ca\/\">McGill University Health Center<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More about your hosts<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/agewell-nih-appta.ca\/fr\/nos-membres\/jenna-roddick\/\"><strong>Jenna Roddick at APPTA<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/jennaroddick?lang=en\">Jenna Roddick on Twitter<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jenna-roddick-6a2502101\/?originalSubdomain=ca\">Jenna Roddick on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More about today\u2019s guest<\/strong><br><strong>Dr. Emily MacDonald<\/strong>&nbsp;is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in General Internal Medicine and the Director of the Department of Medicine Clinical Practice Assessment Unit. Her research focuses on drug safety and effectiveness with a particular emphasis on polypharmacy and deprescribing in older adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More about Dr. McDonald&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/clinepi.mchi.mcgill.ca\/emily-g-mcdonald\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Justine Henry,<\/strong>&nbsp;Executive Director at CIRA, has worked as a researcher in many fields including behavioral psychology, adulthood and aging, chronic pain, and human sexuality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cody Davenport,<\/strong>&nbsp;Research Coordinator at CIRA, has an honors degree in Kinesiology from the University of New Brunswick and is currently taking a Master of Science in Kinesiology at the University of Alberta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marc-\u00c9ric Nadeau,<\/strong>&nbsp;Research Coordinator at CIRA, has a degree in psychology from the University of Moncton and is currently taking a Masters in Counseling Psychology at the University of New Brunswick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More about the CIRA team&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/agingresearch.ca\/our-team\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction: Jenna welcomes the team working on a deprescribing pilot project to the show. 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